The Pine Trace Golf Course in Rochester Hill is about to expand its facilities.

The city council unanimously approved a request from the golf course operator to enlarge the existing clubhouse building, add a banquet hall and expand the service building. Plans also show a new boulevard-style driveway, more parking, and other site improvements. Pine Trace is in an area zoned for single-family homes.

The city owns the 200-acre property but has several agreements with the company that operates the Pine Trace Golf Course. As part of a lease agreement, Pine Trace paid the city 10% of its annual gross proceeds. The city should receive an estimated $165,000 in 2027 with a new minimum rental rate of $350,000 starting in January 2028.

In 2024, the planning commission approved Pine Trace’s reque

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